CLINICAL ASPECT OF LEKHANIYA MAHAKASHAYA
Dr. Vaishali Mulke*, Dr. Bhushan Dhawale
ABSTRACT
Now a days, with changing life styles, habitat and food habits causes many diseases; Sthaulya (Obesity) is one of them. Where there is excess amount of body fat in the body. Obesity has been linked to number of health risk, such as heart disease. therefore, there is a constant search for drug capable of correcting the lipid mechanism. As per Acharya charaka bulkiness of body due to extensive growth in abdominal region is called as sthula and state of sthula is sthoulya. Drug useful to treat sthoulya /hyper nutrition disease is grouped under the name ‘Lekhaniya mahakashaya’ by Acharya charaka in Ayurveda. These drugs acting as scraping agents. This is the huge range of scope of ayurvedic drug as compare to current modern medical science for lipid metabolism.
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